Definitions for: Typhon

[n] (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads and one of the whirlwinds; son of Typhoeus and Echidna; father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx

Webster (1913) Definition: Ty"phon, n. [Gr. ?, and ?. See Typhoon.] (Class.
Mythol.)
1. According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of
the winds, but later identified with him.

Note: By modern writers, Typhon is identified with the
Egyptian Set, who represents physical evil. --Encyc.
Brit.

2. A violent whirlwind; a typhoon. [Obs.]

The circling typhon whirled from point to point.
--Thomson.

See Also: mythical creature, mythical monster

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